Part 1: Happy Hour

G-modding (or Genetic Modification) is fairly common. Individuals can pay to have their very g-nome amended and make themselves "better". Many adopt animalistic trait's which seems like this woman has done.

Most people carry a PAD (Personal Access Device) which is pretty much an up gunned smart phone. Looking at the character inventories the only characters who don't have one are Tam and Zoey (although Zoey has a personal rig which can be used in place of a PAD, its just quite a bit bulkier). A personal commlink is only 25 credits so if Tam wants one he could pick one up - these are more like walkie talkies so have alimited range but are pretty much untraceable (I'd also be happy saying the rest of you could use your PAD/rig to connect to it if Tam is in range)

If Tam wants to try and figure out what's happening in the alley before wandering into the middle of something you can make an Easy (1 x Purple/Difficulty dice) Perception test.

There will be a test involved here for Zoey to try and get any info out of the woman. The usual skills to be made during a Social encounter would be one of the following:

Charm (Presence) - if you are trying to convince someone to do something nicely
Coercion (Willpower) - if you are threatening them in some manner
Deception (Cunning) - if you are lying to them to get them to give you some thing/info
Leadership (Presence) - if you are commanding someone to do something
Negotiation (Presence) - if you were offering something up in trade (such as trying to bribe someone)

The above are just some pretty basic examples of using the listed skills, the Genesys core rulebook goes into more detail for each one, but it should be enough for you to figure how you want to approach things. If you want to use a skill that isn't listed above in a social context then I'm certainly open to it but just be aware that the difficulty would probably be significantly higher.

Based on your interaction so far Charm (Presence) would seem to be the most likely choice, if that's how you're wanting to play this then make an Average (2 x Purple/Difficulty dice) check and remember to include the Boost (blue) die from Zoe's assistance. If you want to tackel this in a different way then just let me know before rolling as it may affect the difficulty.

Ok, as your not offering anything specific this might fall under the Favour mechanics. Basically if you want to go that route you would just need to note down that you will owe a Small Favour to 'Sathra the Snake' - if that sounds good let me know and we'll proceed on that basis.

Sounds good to me. Should I make a roll then? And what die type do I get from Zoey for a Negotiation roll?

No roll needed if you're taking a Favour. Just mark down that you owe 'Sathra the Snake' a Small Favour

Los Scorpiones and 14k are to org crime outfits. Pretty much everyone knows the following about them:

Los Scorpiones were formed through a coalition of various drug cartels throughout Central and South America after the founding of New Angeles. They run all manner of narcotics and engage in the messiest of illegal activities including 'Organ Grinding' (where people are snatched off the streets for their organs and cybernetics, after which their remains are dumped deep in the undercity). Los Scorpiones tend to have a lot of dealings with local street gangs

14K were formed from a number of Triad families. They primarily deal with opiate trafficking and counterfeiting but it is an open secret that a number of seemingly legit lobbying firms (often promoting Chinese business interests) are run with 14K backing.